{"id":726159,"date":"2010-04-29T07:40:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T11:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/04\/29\/stop-trying-to-kill-social-security\/"},"modified":"2010-04-29T07:40:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T11:40:56","slug":"stop-trying-to-kill-social-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/726159","title":{"rendered":"Stop Trying to Kill Social Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/11709456\/1c26pp\/alternet~Stop-Trying-to-Kill-Social-Security\" >Stop Trying to Kill Social Security                     <\/a><br \/>Worried about the deficit? Wall Street is the problem, not Social Security.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/11709456\/1c26pp\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Worried about the deficit? Wall Street is the problem, not Social Security.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f146606%2fstop_trying_to_kill_social_security&#038;submitHeadline=Stop+Trying+to+Kill+Social+Security\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f146606%2fstop_trying_to_kill_social_security&#038;title=Stop+Trying+to+Kill+Social+Security\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f146606%2fstop_trying_to_kill_social_security&#038;title=Stop+Trying+to+Kill+Social+Security\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f146606%2fstop_trying_to_kill_social_security&#038;t=Stop+Trying+to+Kill+Social+Security\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f146606%2fstop_trying_to_kill_social_security&#038;title=Stop+Trying+to+Kill+Social+Security\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f146606%2fstop_trying_to_kill_social_security&#038;title=Stop+Trying+to+Kill+Social+Security\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Stop+Trying+to+Kill+Social+Security+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f146606%2fstop_trying_to_kill_social_security\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/11709459\/1c26pp\/alternet~Ways-I-Oppress-Rich-White-Conservatives-Like-Glenn-Beck-and-Rush-Limbaugh\" >15 Ways I Oppress Rich, White Conservatives Like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh                     <\/a><br \/>The election of Obama has been difficult for rich, white conservatives. It&#8217;s time for me, as a black man, to make amends.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/11709459\/1c26pp\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>The election of Obama has been difficult for rich, white conservatives. 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How Giving Up Grain May Better Your Health                      <\/a><br \/>An increasing amount of stores, companies and personal care products are catering to people with gluten intolerance.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/11709458\/1c26pp\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>An increasing amount of stores, companies and personal care products are catering to people with gluten intolerance.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2ffood%2f146653%2fcan_you_stomach_gluten_how_giving_up_grain_may_better_your_health_&#038;submitHeadline=Can+You+Stomach+Gluten%3f+How+Giving+Up+Grain+May+Better+Your+Health+\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" 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